What information we collect about a contractor — and why

Adding a contractor means collecting some information about them. Here’s what we collect, why, and how it’s protected.

What we collect

• Personal & contact details — name, email, phone, address, and country.
• Identity verification — a government ID and a selfie, checked through our verification partner, Persona.
• Payout details — the contractor’s bank account.
• Tax & registration details — tax ID or business registration number, where applicable.
• Engagement documents — the contract and any supporting documents or receipts.

Why we collect it

• To onboard and pay — set up the profile, generate the contract, and send payouts.
• To verify identity and prevent fraud — as a platform that processes payments, we’re required to confirm who we’re paying (KYC).
• To stay compliant — meet tax and regulatory requirements in the contractor’s country.

We follow a privacy-by-design approach and only collect what’s needed for these purposes.

Your privacy

• See the Flamingo Privacy Policy for how we handle and protect personal data.
• Identity checks are handled by Persona — see Persona’s privacy policy. Your client sees the document used for verification, but not the selfie.